North Alabama Medical Center reaches construction milestone

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FLORENCE, Ala. – Five years ago this week, talks began about building a new hospital in the Shoals. Thursday morning RCCH HealthCare Partners reached a milestone on the project.

As signatures were placed on a steel beam, construction workers were hard at it. The white beam is a symbol; a promise to a community which was given years ago.

Marty Rash, RCCH HealthCare Partners, CEO

“It’s very clear that the area needs more care and more access to care, ease of getting in and out. You know people in a time of need, they need ease of access,” said Marty Rash, CEO of RCCH HealthCare Partners.

North Alabama Medical Center will replace the aging ECM Hospital. Rash said it will be a regional facility servicing northwest Alabama, southern Tennessee and northeast Mississippi.

“There’s no reason they should have to go to Huntsville for care and that’s the whole premise behind this,”Rash stated.